Horizon → Koha
Dalton McCaughey Library
In 2018 the Dalton McCaughey Library in Melbourne migrated from SirsiDynix's Horizon ILS to open-source Koha. The move was primarily cost-driven — Horizon's support costs were high and rising annually — but continuity of service was also a concern, with the proprietary system depending on a single staff member maintaining it in-house. The library reported that while no system migration is entirely painless, this one was 'not particularly painful either': there were problems to overcome, but the result was a modern, open platform that is significantly cheaper to run. Written up candidly in the ANZTLA journal, it is a useful reference for theological and small academic libraries considering a Koha migration.
Original source
Migrating ILS to Koha (Dalton McCaughey Library)
ANZTLA EJournal
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